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fire bellied newts

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Question
Hello. I was wondering how many fire bellied newts can put in a ten gallon tank? thank

Answer
Well, that's going to depend on how large they are.  A good rule of thumb in fish tanks is that you can keep one inch of fish length in each gallon of tank.  So if you have a four inch newt and a six inch newt, you can keep two newts in your tank.  However, if you have younger animals who are about three inches long each, you can keep three newts in your tank (at least until they get bigger and you need to remove one to another tank so they'll all have enough room).  I hope that helps, and best of luck with your critters!